§ 96. Mr. MANDERasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether normal relations exist between this country and Liberia at the present time; whether any countries have broken off relations with Liberia; and the present position with regard to the proposals of the League of Nations to suppress slavery there?
§ Mr. EDENHis Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom are represented 1986 at Monrovia by a Chargé d'Affaires, who has, however, not yet presented his credentials. The United States Government are in a similar position, but I am not aware that any country has withdrawn its representative altogether. The proposals of the League of Nations are to be considered further by the Liberia Committee of the Council of the League in April or May, by which time these proposals will also have been considered by the Liberian Parliament. In the meantime, and in view of persistent reports of ill-treatment of sections of the population in Liberia by the Government forces, His Majesty's Representative at Monrovia, in concert with certain of his diplomatic colleagues, on the 7th March made strong representations to the Liberian Government that these practices should cease. Steps are being taken to verify the results of these representations, and the League Committee are being kept informed of these developments.